Estate  of

Ebenezer  Cross,  deceased
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Probate Order Book.
Court of Common Pleas,
Shelby County, Indiana.
Vol. 8,

21 March 1868-24 July 1869

Twelfth Day, November Term, 1868
November 14
p. 244

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Estate of  Ebenezer Cross  decd }
Horatio N. Land, Admr.            } Petition for Assignment of Personal Property to Support of Widow

Comes now into open Court said Administrator together with one  Elizabeth Cross, the Widow of said Decedent and file their petition herein, duly verified by Affidavit, which reads as follows to wit: State of Indiana, Shelby County. In Common Pleas Court November Term 1868.

Now comes into open Court Horatio N. Land Administrator of the Estate of Ebenezer Cross late of said County deceased and also Elizabeth Cross, widow of said Decedent, and show to the Court, that said Decedent died August 1868. That he left him surviving said Widow and several children by a previous marriage. That said Cross was while in life and at his death growing and matured for Sale and yearly provisions Wheat and Corn. That upon the harvest of said Wheat said Administrator allowed and delivered to said Widow of Which for her year's maintenance twenty (20) Bushels of Wheat and for such purpose has set apart to her six Acres of Corn, and they ask that the Court confirm said Action and such disposition of said property.

H. N. Land    
Elizabeth Cross    

And the Court having seen and examined said Petition and all things connected therewith and being sufficiently advised in the premises, do confirm the disposition of the above described property by said Administrator for the yearly maintenance of said Widow, and order that she take and freely enjoy the possession of said property for the purpose aforesaid.

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Probate Order Book
Court of Common Pleas
Shelby County, Indiana,
Vol. 9

November 1869-November 1870.

8th Day, November Term, 1869

November 9
p. 19-20

Estate of
Ebenezer Cross decd
Horatio N. Land Administrator,  Report

Comes now into open Court said Administrator and files and presents to the Court a Report of
his said Trust duly verified by affidavit, and the same reads in the Words and Figures following
to wit:

Horatio N. Land would respectfully show to the Court that he is the Administrator of the Estate
of Ebenezer Cross deceased and as such Administrator makes the following Report.

He claims the following Credits and herewith files his Vouchers:

uncollected a large sum of the Sale Bill and indebtedness of said Estate. He asks that his Report
be received and said Estate continued.

H. N. Land

Subscribed and sworn to in open Court this 9th day of November A. D. 1869

J. G. Wolf Clerk

And the Court having seen and examined said Report and Vouchers, and all and singular the
premises, on motion do now accept and fully confirm said Report, and order that said
Administration be and the same is hereby continued.

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Probate Order Book
Court of Common Pleas
Book 10
November, 1870 - March, 1872
p. 59-60

Estate of                          }
Ebenezer Cross               } Final  Settlement
Horatio N. Land, Admr   }

Comes now into open Court said Administrator and files and presents to the Court a Report of his said Trust for final Settlement of said Estate, which Report is duly verified by Affidavit and reads in the Words and figures following to wit:

State of Indiana, Shelby County, In the Shelby Common Pleas Court November Term 1870. Horatio N. Land as Administrator of the Estate of Ebenezer Cross decd makes the following as and for his final Report as such Administrator. He charges himself with the amount which he stands charged with in his last Report made to this Court and approved at the November Term thereof 1869 being the Sum of $680.40. He charges himself with additional Excess of Sale Bill over what was
 

shown in last Report (Error in adding)	$24.41
With Amount of Inventory in Excess of amount reported in last Report occasioned by Error in adding	$44.07
With Rents collected since making last Report	149.00
With money collected on insolvent of $27.00 on Inventory on William Rohn (said Rohn is now hopelessly insolvent)	$ 4.00
Total Amount of Charges	$204.58

And he claims Credit for the following Demands against
said Estate paid by him since making last Report as per
Vouchers hereinwith filed
 

No. 1	Paid	Davis and Love	$20.00
No. 2	Paid	Warren Cross	$40.00
No. 3	Paid	George W. Davis as Admr of the Est. of Firman Smith	268.24
No. 4	Paid	George W. Davis as Admr of the Est. of Firman Smith	58.45
No. 5	Paid	George W. Davis as Admr of the Est. of Firman Smith	300.00
No. 6	Paid	W.R. Cross	84.21
No. 7	Paid	J. Myers	25.60
No. 8	Paid	George W. Davis Admr of Firman Smith Estate, Note	317.59
No. 9	Paid	C. Wright	17.10
No. 10	Paid	Davis and Love Attorneys fees	25.00

He states that he has necessarily spent in attending to the
Business of said Estate including three litigated Cases
in which he has such Administrator was a party the sixty one
Days and he claims $[blank] per day making in the aggregate
$[blank] and that he necessarily spent for traveling
Expenses while attending to said Bussiness [sic] about $40.00 and
 

He asks in consideration an Allowance of	$132.50
Paid J. G. Wolf Clerk Costs of Administration in full	24.07
Total Credits	$1312.76

Leaving the Sum of $417.88 that has been paid out by this Administrator for said Estate in Excess of what he received, according to the best of his knowledge and belief which amount of $417.88 was advanced out of his individual funds to pay the Debts of said Estate, at the request of the Heirs of the said decedent. He shows that he has paid all demands against said Estate that has come to his knowledge and asks to be discharged. He further shows that he has collected all solvent demands in favor of said Estate and accounted for the same, all of which is respectfully submitted

H. N. Land

Subscribed and sworn to before me this the 8^th day of November 1870.

J. G. Wolf Clerk

And the Court having duly examined said Report and the Vouchers accompanying the same and being satisfied of the Correctness thereof and that said Estate has been fully administered, on motion accepts and confirms the same as and for a final Settlement of Administrators Trust and order that he be and he is hereby fully and finally discharged therefrom

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Vouchers / Receipts

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